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Munster's Tom Farrell up for Rugby Players Ireland away, while Dorothy Wall among women's nominees

Uncapped Munster centre Tom Farrell is among the nominees for the Rugby Players Ireland Player of the Year award. The 31-year-old back finished the URC regular season as joint top try-scorer with nine, and topped the charts for successful carries (109) and offloads (41) as Munster claimed a place in the play-offs and secured Champions Cup rugby for next season. Two of the other three nominees, provincial team-mate Tadhg Beirne and Jamison Gibson-Park of Leinster, will go on the Lions tour this summer, while Caelan Doris, Leinster and Ireland captain, misses out on the trip due to a long-term shoulder injury. Connacht's Bundee Aki won last year's award, which is voted on by the players. Meanwhile, Dorothy Wall (above) has received a timely morale boost following news of a long-term injury setback, with her team-mates nominating her for the women's Player of the Year. Wall, who will miss the World Cup with an ankle injury, is shortlisted alongside Amee-Leigh Costigan, Aoife Dalton, and Niamh O'Dowd, each of whom played pivotal roles in a season of continued progress for the Irish women's side. The winners will be announced on Wednesday, 28 May. Tadhg Beirne Caelan Doris Tom Farrell Jamison Gibson-Park Women's XVs Players' Player of the Year Amee-Leigh Costigan Aoife Dalton Niamh O'Dowd Dorothy Wall Men's Sevens Player of the Year Niall Comerford Dylan O'Grady Mark Roche Women's Sevens Player of the Year Hannah Clarke Kate Farrell McCabe Lucinda Kinghan Nevin Spence Men's XVs Young Player of the Year Ben Murphy Gus McCarthy Sam Prendergast Women's XVs Young Player of the Year Ruth Campbell Aoife Dalton Erin King Men's XVs Try of the Year Stewart Moore v Stormers Dan Sheehan v England Dan Sheehan v Ulster (1st try) Women's XVs Try of the Year Amee-Leigh Costigan v England Linda Djougang v Wales Anna McGann v Italy (3rd try)